Unisex name · since 1973
Vashawn
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 505 babies named Vashawn, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,853 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,939 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 505
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Vashawn currently ranks #10939 among unisex names in America, with 505 babies recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Vashawn recorded 505 times among boys since 1973, holding rank #10939 nationally today, ahead of 21% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #7,853 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,939 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 505 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vashawn ranks #7,853 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,939 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 505 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,853 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,939 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 505
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Vashawn's 505 recorded births place it above 82.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Vashawn compares
505 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Vashawn's all-time total is 37% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vashawn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 505 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vashawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vashawn's full recorded timeline at 1997, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vashawn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Vashawn popularity over time - girls
33 total births recorded since 1974 (Vashawn as girls' name)
Vashawn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (129 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Vashawn's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Vashawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
77 births
- 1980s
1980s
79 births
- 1990s
1990s
126 births
- 2000s
2000s
129 births
- 2010s
2010s
82 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 129 births (26% of all-time use).
How Vashawn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Vashawn's total volume
Vashawn by state
Where Vashawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
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What to do with Vashawn's data
- Vashawn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (129 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Vashawns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vashawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~52 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Vashawn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.